Dustin Wilcox
ReporterDustin Wilcox is a student at Murray State University majoring in journalism with minors in Japanese and media production. He graduated from Hopkinsville High School in 2019.
Since 2017, he has run Wilcox Arcade, a news blog covering the arcade industry. Wilcox began writing for RePlay Magazine, a trade publication for coin-operated amusements, in 2018. He has contributed writing to Cultured Vultures and editorial art to the Murray State News. He also produced a season of MSU2Nite alongside five of his friends for class.
When not writing for WKMS, Wilcox can be found cashiering at Five Below in Hopkinsville. His hobbies include playing video games, watching cartoons and listening to various strands of rock.
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An interactive voter guide for WKMS listeners across western Kentucky. Find and click your county to see a list of races and candidates, along with links to profiles and campaign sites/social media pages.
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May’s primary election will effectively decide the next McLean County judge-executive, as a Republican incumbent and a political newcomer vie for the GOP nomination with no Democrat having filed for the race.
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Christian County will see four Republican candidates face off in the primary election for judge-executive, with Democratic incumbent Steve Tribble waiting to face the winner in fall’s general election.
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Ballard County’s incumbent judge-executive is running unopposed for the top county post in 2022.
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The Hopkins County primary election for judge-executive this year will effectively decide the winner of the seat, as a Republican incumbent and a political newcomer vie for the GOP nomination with no Democrat having filed for the race.
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Fulton County is among the first wave of rural communities included in a network created by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase access to government resources.
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The Hopkinsville Visitors Bureau is getting funding through a United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to promote its “Batter Capital of the World” initiative.
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The Mayfield Rotary Club is distributing $160,000 in tornado relief funds to 55 local businesses destroyed or heavily damaged by the December tornado.
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The Marshall County Building Inspection Office is offering free damage evaluations to residents whose homes were impacted by the December tornado outbreak.
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A Paducah-based nonprofit organization providing free prescription assistance to those in need recently received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand its services in western Kentucky.